Automatic poultry-feeder, water-fountain, and young-poultry protector.



No. 829,611. PAIEN'TED AUG. 28, 1906. E. H. TURNER.

AUTOMATIC POULTRY FEEDER, WATER FOUNTAIN. AND YOUNG POULTRY PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED Mai 29. 1904.

Shwewtoz To all whom it may concern:-

UNITED STATES [PATET FMGE,

EIIIJAH HERBET. TURNER, or TIPTON, IOWA, AUTOMATIC POULTRY-FEEDER, WATER-FOUNTAIN, AND-YOUNG-POULTRY momma Be it known that I, ELIJAH Hn'RBET TUR- NER, a citizen of the United States, re-

siding at Tipton, in the-county of Cedar and I protector for diioung poultry while they are State of Iowa, have invented a new and use- .ful Automatic Poult -Feeder, Water-Fountain, and Young-Po t thefollowing is a s eci fi cation.

My invention re ates to improvements in poultry fountains andv feeders, and includes a ceding and which protector exeludes the larger fow from portions of the feed in the storage-cans and that in the kinds of feed (three in the present case) and 2o two ends of the water-trough will be ex osed to the younglfowls alone, while the arger fowls may drink from theimiddle portion of;

trough. It protects the young poultry and also the feed from the rain, so that both the troughsiskept dry. v

The device is so arranged that different fresh water feed automatically into separate divisions of the trough, which surrounds the base'of the can in which the supply-reservoirs are found. r

The protector is so arr 4 ed that-the divisions of the troughused or feed and the the trough containing the water, or, if desired, it may be turned about the can and trough, so that a part of anytwo' adjacent divisions of the trough will be exposed to the lJViil'fiGIKfOWIS and the remainder of the trough be under the protector, If it is desired,

base of the can A and is divided into apart when the younger fowls no lo er need rotection as thus afforded 'them vthe prote dtor ma be rem ved, lea an feeder, I pplyingdnferent kinds of feed and also water to all of the fowls.

The device is made of metal throughout and is adapted to outdoor usage.

The objects of my invention are, first, to provide a simple and compact device which will feed automatically several kinds of feed and also water into small't'roughs, keeping a small amount exposed in the trough, so that it is accessible to the'fowls at all times, while the supplies will be kept fresh and clean; second, to provide protection for young fowls while at their feed and water by excluding the larger fowls from such parts of the trough as may be desired and at the same time al-- lowing the'la'rger fowls to have access to the water or feed, or both, all from the same device; third, to provide a poultry f'eederand Specification ofLettei-s Patent. Application filed December Z9 1904- Serial ll'o.-238,'Z 84= I Protector, of which a combined waterer Patented-Aug. 28,1906,

fountain which also afford protection from the rain for the smaller-fowls and alsofor the feed, so that the device ma, be used to advantage in the open air; fourt to pro,-'

'vide a pou'ltry-fountam-in which the supply- ,can is placed within another-can and is su'r rounded by an air-chamberand in which the e supply-cans of the feedersare so placed that they will also aidin keeping the'supplly of :water cool. I attain these results by t e de ;vice illustrated in'the accompanyingv .draw, ings, in which;

Figure 1 is a-vertical section of the entire device on the line 12, F' 2. Fig. 2 .isa plan of the entire device. {3 isa vertical section on the curved line 341% the pickets and the manner of =twpv'parts of. the protector together.

"height as the outside wall of A'is'made an ner circular wall 0. This wall is secured to thin the storage-can-A and the samev I 1 i .2, showing-- astening the I the bottom of the can A so thatit water-tight. This forms the inn ll n .A is the outer wall of the apartments B, C,"

and D, which apartments are forfeedi The water-can F is made so'ithat it willfit inside of e, leaving. a small air-space between F and a.

The feed-apartments (three in the present case) B, C, and, D are separated by the walls I b, c, and d, and the feed is placed 'directly'in lthese alpartmentsfl. The apartmentwithin :the wal is placed therein. V I henarrow trough" H extends aboutfthe ments, there being one apartment. for water and one for each feed-supply apartment withe is for water, and the supply-can F in the can A. From thefeed-apartments B,

O, and D of the can A there are small open,-

ings'l, leadin into the apartments of the trough immediately outside of the feed-apart 'ments, The other division of the trough is for water, and-it is connected with'theinner chamber in which F is placed ,bya small tube] t, so that the waterin the trough mani- The trough is made deep enoughso thatbe fore it is quite filled the feed m-it will close the openings into the supply-aartments,

shown in the drawin s, 1. Thi es s the fowls from scratc ing the feed out of t e trough and wasting it. An outlet with a lIIO ron tain the same level as'that within the wall e.

a practically all of the feed in the apartments will flow into the trough, where it will be accessible to the fowls, before the trough will become" empty. 1

The water-su ply can F being surrounded by an air-sham erbetween said can and the wall 6 and also by the feed-apartments B, C,

and D, the water is thus kept cool in summer and is protected from the cold in fall and Winter. I

The su ply-can F is inverted within the walle an 1s constructed as shown in Fig. 1.

It is a can having practically the same diameter throu hout'its entire len th. Near the 0 en end tTie disk G is secured, which nearl c oses the can where it is laced. The can also has a small openin which opening is nearer theopen end of 51c can than the disk Gr. This-o ening regulates the height of the water in t e trough. When enough water has come putof the can F- to fill thetrough and the apartment within, e, so that it comes above-h, no more air can enter the can F, and the flow will cease till enough water has been taken out of the trou h to lower the'water be- :low the hole h and a ow more air to enter F. The-{only purpose of the disk G with its small hole f is to keep too much water from flowi g out when the can is invertedand laced in position after having been filled. is being the case, it is not necessary that it should be fitted perfectly tight, but may be soldered at v a few points only, thus reducing the cost, or

it may be secured by sim ly havin a small roove in the wall of F, w ere it is esired to t G, then have G fit snugly into this groove,

with, perhaps, a few drops of solder to hold it a little more securely. Ihis form of can may be made at a small cost and is easily filled and will regulate the flow of water perfectl The protector covers about threeourths of the trough and fits closely about the can A. Being more than a semicircle, it is held in position about A by its own sha e. A small flange V may be soldered to the can A just. above where the protector fits about it. This will divert the water which might otherwise flow down the sides of the can in case' of rain,-dampening the feed in the troughs. The top iece of the protector (shown as K) exten s in nearly ahorizontal plane, the outer edge being slightly lower than the inner. The inner edge fits about the can A, and when in position the outer edge forms about three quadrants of a circle.

' Several small supports or projections Y, (five being su'fficient,) as shown in Fig. 1, are fastened to the outer w ll of the can Aslightly below; the flange V. T ese are placed at intervals, so that they support the inner edge of the protector. At the outer circular edge of the protector pickets reach from this top piece to the ground, and at that part of the edge which is not guarded by pickets and which is not against the can A, which edge is shown by W and W in Fig. 2-, there is a piece of metal reachin from the to piece to the ground. The ho es for the pic ets are'made about an inch apart, and the bottom part of the protector R is a narrow strip of metal corresponding in shape to the circular edge of the top piece and is placed immediately below said edge. It also has holes in 1t to receive the ickets. About every six inches 2. picket, as is fastened, secured to both top and bottom parts of the protector. These pickets aid in giving rigidity to the protector, and

the remainder of the pickets may be removed as desired to vary the size of the entrances to the feed-troughs beneath the protector. The pickets which are fastened permanently may be held in place as follows:',A

washer is fastened on the picket at the roper height to fit immediately beneath R. small tube is then inserted between R and K, which fits about the picket when inserted in the holes. This tube is the proper length to hold R and K the proper distance apart. The picket is then inserted through R, the tube, and K, and a nut is then placed on the other end above K. This method of fastening is a convenient one and enables one to set up the device after it has been taken apart for shi ment without solder or other tedious wor This method is shown in 'Fi 3.. The protector may be turned about t e can A, sothat any division desiredor parts of any two adjacent divisions may be left exposed to the larger fowls. It may be made 1n two arts, neither of which should be greater t an a semicircle, in order that it may be taken apart and remeved when desired, as is sometimes the case when the small fowls no longer need the rotection thus afforded them.

T e joint maybe madeas follows: The edges of the two parts to be joined together are both turned back. A narrow strip of metal S, corresponding in length to the width of the pieces to be joined to ether, has both edges turned back, so that w en the parts to be joined are placed in position the edges of, the strip may be inserted beneath the edges of the protector which had been turned back, as shown in Fig. 3. The strip is then slipped into position as shown in Fig. 2. I

The top or lid for the can A is cone-sha ed, with a handle at the apex of the cone. his top, which is placed on the can as shown in Fig. 1, is provided with a flange fittin .snu 1y outside of the can A, thus holding t e lid in position and formin in all a lid which will can A- so long as it is in position.

I am aware that prior to my invention 1 o poultry waterers and feeders have been in use which involve the same principles as those which I use in my invention; but

What I do claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In combination, an outer receptacle, an inner receptacle, partitions connecting the outer and inner rece tacles and dividing the space. formed there etween into compartments, a vessel fitting within the inner receptacle, a trough surroundin the outer receptacle, said trough being fivided into compartments, one of said compartments being 1n communication with the vessel, and the remainder of the compartments in communication with the compartments formed by the partitions.

2. In combination, an outer receptacle, an inner receptacle, a trough surrounding the outer receptacle, partitions connecting the outer and inner receptacles dividing the space formed therebetween into compartments, a vessel fitting within the inner receptacle, and having an air-space therearound, said trough being, divided into compartments, certain of said compartments bein 'in communication with the compartments f rmed by the partitions, the remainder of the compartments in communication with the vessel.

3. In combination, an outer receptacle, an inner receptacle, a trough surrounding the outer receptacle, partitions connecting the inner and outer receptacles dividing the space formed therebetween into compartments, a vessel fitting within the inner receptacle, said vessel being provided with a erforated bottom, said trough bein divided into compartments, certain of sai compartments being in communication with the compartments formed by the partitions, the remainder of the compartments being in communication with the vessel.

4. In combination, an outer receptacle, an inner receptacle, partitions connecting the outer and inner receptacles dividing the space formed therebetween into compartments, a vessel fittihg within the inner receptacle, a trough surroundin the outer receptacle, said trough being divided into compartments, certain of said compartments being in com,- munication with the compartments formed by the partitions, the remainder of the compartments being in communication with the vessel.

5. In combination, an outer receptacle, an inner receptacle, partitions connecting the outer and inner receptacles dividing the space formed therebetween into compartments, a vessel fitting within the inner rece tacle, a trough surrounding the outer receptlcle, said trough being divided into compartments, certain of said compartments being in com munication with the compartments formed by the partitions, a pi e passing through one of the compartments ibrmed by the receptacles, said pi e bein in communication with the remain er of t e compartments of the trough and with the vessel.

6. In combination, a receptacle, a trough surrounding the rece tacle in communication with the interior of the receptacle, and a canopy partlysurrounding the receptacle.

In combination, areceptacle, a trough surrounding the receptacle in communication with the interior thereof, a canopy arranged on the exterior of the receptacle, said canopy being formed in sections, the opposing ed es of the sections being flanged, and means Ior engagin the flanges to secure the sections one to t e other.

- 8. Incombination, a receptacle, a trough surrounding the receptacle in communication with the interior thereof, a canopyarranged on the exterior of the receptacle, said canopy being formed in sections, the opposin edges of the sections being flanged, and a anged strip adapted to engage the flanges of the sections tosecure the sections one to the other.

9. In combination, a receptacle, atrough surrounding the receptacle in communication with the interior of the receptacle, a canopy arranged around the exterior of the receptacle, said canopy being formed in sections and means for securin one section to the other.

In testimony w%1ereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

ELIJAH HERBET TURNER.

Witnesses CARL H; MATHER, HARRY TRrEoHLEn, 

